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06/20/2024 SOURCE: www.cals.iastate.edu

Researchers identify role of genes that boost disease resiliency in rice

Researchers at Iowa State University have identified two genes that can help rice defend itself against diseases, including the devastating fungal blast pathogen. The research team is led by Reuben Peters, Distinguished Professor in the Roy J. Carver Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, and his laboratory advisees, Yiling Feng, PhD student in the Interdepartmental Plant Biology Program, and Tristan Weers, sophomore in biochemistry.

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